File:2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item D.4 Socketed axe (FindID 502476).jpg

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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item D.4 Socketed axe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2012-05-10 12:34:28
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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item D.4 Socketed axe
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English: BURNHAM HOARD 2010 T509: Item D.4 Socketed Axe; South Eastern - Faceted (Petters class D)

Incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axe with trumpet (expanded) mouth. Wide upper mouth moulding, narrower lower moulding. Side loop extends from lower mouth moulding. Loop filled with corrosion. Edges flair out at the blade end. There is some damage to the cutting edge. Mouth is oval. Body has faceted sides and is hexagonal in cross section. Slight damage to cutting edge. Possible organic material in the socket.

Length: 92.43mm. Weight: 194.14 grams Socket opening: 21.53mm by 19.26mm. Mouth: 33.04mm by 30.09mm. 5.34mm thick. Loop: 16.85mm long, 7.28mm wide; located 12.95mm from mouth opening. Body: 29.52mm wide by 11.75mm thick. Cutting edge: 45.42mm

Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 502476
Old ref: ESS-B9A4C0
Filename: 2010T509 Axe D.4.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/380843
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/380843/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502476
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